cli-anything-mermaid

name cli-anything-mermaid description Command-line interface for Mermaid Live Editor - Create, edit, and render Mermaid diagrams via stateful project files and mermaid.ink renderer URLs. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to generate flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and other visualizations without a GUI. cli-anything-mermaid Create, edit, and render Mermaid diagrams via stateful project files and the mermaid.ink renderer. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to generate flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and other visualizations without a GUI. Installation This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-mermaid package: pip install cli-anything-mermaid Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ No external software required (rendering uses mermaid.ink cloud service) Usage Basic Commands # Show help cli-anything-mermaid -- help # Start interactive REPL mode cli-anything-mermaid # Create a new project cli-anything-mermaid project new -o diagram.json # Run with JSON output (for agent consumption) cli-anything-mermaid --json project info REPL Mode When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session: cli-anything-mermaid # Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history Command Groups Project Project lifecycle commands. Command Description new Create a new Mermaid project with optional sample preset and theme open Open an existing Mermaid project file save Save the current project to a file info Show current project information samples List available sample diagram presets Diagram Diagram source manipulation commands. Command Description set Replace the Mermaid source text (inline or from file) show Print the current Mermaid source code Export Render and share commands. Command Description render Render the diagram to SVG or PNG via mermaid.ink share Generate a Mermaid Live Editor URL for sharing Session Session state commands. Command Description status Show current session state undo Undo the last diagram source change redo Redo the last undone change Examples Create and Render a Flowchart # Create a project with flowchart sample cli-anything-mermaid project new --sample flowchart -o flow.json # Replace diagram source cli-anything-mermaid --project flow.json diagram set --text "graph TD; A-->B; B-->C;" # Render to SVG cli-anything-mermaid --project flow.json export render output.svg --format svg Create a Sequence Diagram # Create project with sequence sample cli-anything-mermaid project new --sample sequence -o seq.json # Set diagram from file cli-anything-mermaid --project seq.json diagram set --file my_diagram.mmd # Render to PNG cli-anything-mermaid --project seq.json export render output.png --format png Share a Diagram # Generate an editable Mermaid Live URL cli-anything-mermaid --project flow.json export share --mode edit # Generate a view-only URL cli-anything-mermaid --project flow.json export share --mode view Interactive REPL Session cli-anything-mermaid # new flowchart # set graph TD; A-->B; B-->C; # render output.svg # share # quit State Management The CLI maintains session state with: Undo/Redo : Revert or replay diagram source changes Project persistence : Save/load project state as JSON Session tracking : Track modifications and changes Output Formats All commands support dual output modes: Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text Machine-readable ( --json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption # Human output cli-anything-mermaid project info # JSON output for agents cli-anything-mermaid --json project info For AI Agents When using this CLI programmatically: Always use --json flag for parseable output Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors Parse stderr for error messages on failure Use absolute paths for all file operations Verify outputs exist after render operations More Information Full documentation: See README.md in the package Test coverage: See TEST.md in the package Methodology: See HARNESS.md in the cli-anything-plugin Version 1.0.0